Prepared by DIGITAL CABLES KAVITHA HANNA JACOB DIGITAL CABLES

Stereo (2 channel) digital cables  AES/EBU (Audio Engineering Society/ European Broadcast Union):  It is primarily a stereo balanced transmission format for digital audio. AES/EBU requires a cable with microphone (XLR) connectors.  Common lengths for these pathways is from 3-15 feet  Though this format was originally a 2 track digital audio transmission format, it now supports up to 8 tracks of digital signal transmission.  S/PDIF: (Stands for the Sony/Phillips Digital Interface) :  There are two types: Coaxial and Optical.  Coaxial requires a cable with RCA connectors.  The limit on length is 6 meters or 19.8 feet which is fine for the home studio.  TOSLINK  The square connectors were invented by Toshiba called TOSLINK connectors.  It transmits digital data as optical light pulses Multi-Channel Digital Cables  TDIF  The Tascam Digital Interface (TDIF) is a proprietary format connector defined by TASCAM that is unbalanced and uses a 25-pin D-sub cable to transmit and/or receive up to eight channels of digital audio between compatible devices.  ADAT  The ADAT Lightpipe, officially the ADAT Optical Interface, is a standard for the transfer of digital audio between equipment.  It can transmit upto 8 channels of audio through single optical cable. MADI  Multichannel Audio Digital Interface (MADI)  MADI supports serial digital transmission over coaxial cable or fibre-optic lines of 28, 56, or 32, 64 channels;  sampling rates to 962 kHz and beyond with an audio bit depth of up to 24 bits per channel.  Like AES3 and ADAT Lightpipe, it is a unidirectional interface from one sender to one receiver.